Answer:
a) $8480
b) $8273.17
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Notation
P the principal amount = $8000
Time for maturity = 9 months
I = 8% = 0.08 the simple interest
2)Formulas to use
Future value with simple interest
[tex]FV=P(1+i)[/tex] (1)
Where i represent the annual rate of interest, on this case since we have on 1 year 12 months we can do this:
[tex]i=\frac{8}{100}\frac{9}{12}=\frac{3}{50}[/tex]
3) Part a
Now we can replace in formula (1)
[tex]FV=8000(1+\frac{3}{50})=$8480[/tex]
So then the value for the Certificate of deposit at the maturity would be $8480.
4)Part b
If the friend earns 10% annual simple interest, then the amount that Bill will recieve would be the present value from formula (1) with a future value FV= 8480
If we solve PV from equation (1) we got
[tex]PV=\frac{FV}{1+i}[/tex] (2)
Where i would represent the following value
[tex]i=0.1x\frac{3}{12}=\frac{1}{40}[/tex]
Since three months before the CD was due to mature, Bill needed his CD money, he just earns 3 months for the total of 12 in a year.
Then replacing into equation (2) we got:
[tex]PV=\frac{8480}{1+\frac{1}{40}}=8273.17[/tex]